MiFID II: ESMA publishes results of the annual transparency calculations of LIS and SSTI thresholds for bonds

18 March 2019

ESMA made available the results of the annual transparency calculations of the large in scale (LIS) and size specific to the instruments (SSTI) thresholds for bonds.

ESMA will publish until 31 May 2019 two records with this type of calculation for each ISIN (the one applicable until that date, and the one applicable starting on 1 June). To avoid any misinterpretation of the results, users of the calculations are kindly invited to review the FIRDS Transparency System downloading instructions document in particular paragraph 28. 

Next steps

The transparency requirements based on the results of the annual calculations of the large in scale (LIS) and size specific to the instruments (SSTI) thresholds for bonds shall apply from 1 June 2019 until 31 May 2020. From 1 June 2020, the results of the next annual calculations of the LIS and SSTI thresholds for bonds, to be published by 30 April 2020, will become applicable. 

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